The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1887-06-17
WHAT "THEY" ARE WEARING.
Fresh Fashions from the Metropolis-An
Era of Dude Neckwear.
-. Especial Correspondence
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Era of Dude Neckwear.
.. Especial Correspondence
f....r New YORK, Jnne 3.
Hatsi They never were SO varied, 50
pretty nor so stylish as this season. Nearly
all have high crowns, and, as every really OBJ
servant woman knows, hat without high
crown has no style about it. There is some
thing about high crown that gives its
wearer an air. As a milliner of my acouaint-
ance says: "A low crowned hat always re-
minds me of the horseradish women in mar
ket." Trimming is put on-high in front, in
great masses directly above the face, without
any regard for the rear whatever Some
times the height of it approaches caricature,
yet the wearers seem serenely happy. Some
OF them are doubtless pleased at the knowl-
edge that their hat is trimmed higher than
any other 1t is something to be above the
multitude, If it is only in the matter of head
wear. Shapes vary so that every woman can
have something becoming and still be i'm
fashion. The dear little sailors, as usual,
have good constituency. Fashions come
and fashions go. but they hold on firm, and
with good reason. They are becoming to al
most every one, they are stylish, they are
never fiashy nor pretentious and they are ap.
propriate for many occasions; yes, and they
are invariably pretty.
And as for bonnets, those dear little trihes
which New York ladies take to in preference
to hats, Or even shoes and stockings, if the
choice had to be made, they are bewildering
in beauty and shapes. And as for prices,
they are down to nothing now. You wouldn't
believe it, but you can walk OIL Sixth avenue
and see in the windows charming, untrimmed
straw bonnets, ranging all the way from 81 25
down through SO, so, 40 25 and even 10 cent
gradient; and I speak but the unadorned
truth when say that even the ten cent ones,
when fiuffed up with n little ribbon or what
not, are good enough for princess. In moth
ing will little taste and ingenuity go SO far
as in the matter of head wear And, oh!
how cheap are pretty summer ribbons now
So cheap, that il one sees them and can't get
them ones rest is disturbed l ..e'ft
In wraps jet leads Off But the inexperi-
enced shopper must be careful The good.
imported ones cost like everything, and the
cheap ones are delusions, which lose their
glory the moment you get them home and
examine them. Cheap. braided cloth, dingy
lace and ragged bead fringe are their main
characteristics. Some of the nimble fingered
and ingenious make their own. paying from
So to $40 per yard for their braided cloth.
But would urge all to be careful ON this
point. 1t is easy to spoil them, difficult to
give them the proper finish. Even the gifted
dressmaker cannot always do it-cannot do it
at all, il she Is not also cloakmaker, which
few are. T
Most of the jet wraps have great long tabs
in front-perfectly useless and often un-
slightly adjuncts The smart shopper, il sue
buys one of that kind, cuts off the tabs. I
will tell You why. They will make girl of IS
look old. They have an old womanish air,
and the air looks mostly i'll the tabs. An
other sold" touch is the pointed piece of silk
which forms the back Of many of them.
Leave that out if you don't want to be con-
sidered as belonging to the MethusaIeh fam
lily. Let the whole garment be of jet, and
see that it isn't poor jet, either.
Keep your hair dressed high, my fair
friend, if you want to be in the front of the
fashionable van, and stick it full of combs
and fancy pins Not too many at once, OF
course, but one now and another again
something to mark the coiffure, you know.
In the matter of wells color has it. They
come in tulle, i'll Hussian net, in dotted crepe
lisse, in the most delicate grenadine, in all
shades-lilac, heliotrope, scarlet, dark reds,
blues. ecru, everything. Rose pink is the
daintiest and most Immensely becoming
Summer fabrics are greatly in vogue Ba-
tstes, sateelIs, ginghams-never were there
such ginghams-and lovely colored linens
abound. Made up with pretty ribbons,
nothing is more appropriate for summer
wear.
The fit of dress is becoming more and
more matter of Importance. Now that
wraps are very small and often dispensed
with, Broadway presents vast panorama
of snugly clad figures in tue afternoon during
the promenade hours. ae
All sorts of things are displayed for neck
wear. In only one particular do all agree,
and that is in height. Things that saw
the ears and brace up the chin are pre-
ferred to everything of more modest stature.
1t is, indeed, the era of dude neckwear for
women. The collars of the dress are so alti-
tudinous that a white collar has to be very
courageous if it can climb above it and hold
its place, and look over the battlemeli:s in
and readily purchased. They help out with
few toilets by making a change. ,4..,a
White gowns are, as usual, in demand. In
lawns, laces and soft woods they tempt the
purse and please the eye. 7EF "f#
Parasols are ornate and varied Lace
covers can be bought and serve over many.
The black and white striped ones are
very stylish and need no cover Black aud
white are in order in every part of the toilet
this season. NJ OnI Trent.